Generation of first hard X-ray pulse at Tsinghua Thomson Scattering X-ray Source

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作者
Du, Yingchao [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Yan, Lixin [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Hua, Jianfei [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Du, Qiang [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Zhang, Zhen [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Li, Renkai [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Qian, Houjun [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Huang, Wenhui [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Chen, Huaibi [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Tang, Chuanxiang [1 ,2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Tsinghua Univ, Dept Engn Phys, Accelerator Lab, Beijing 100084, Peoples R China
[2] Tsinghua Univ, Key Lab Particle & Radiat Imaging, Minist Educ, Beijing 100084, Peoples R China
[3] Tsinghua Univ, Key Lab High Energy Radiat Imaging Fundamental Sc, Beijing 100084, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
LIGHT-SOURCE; BEAMS;
D O I
10.1063/1.4803671
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
Tsinghua Thomson Scattering X-ray Source (TTX) is the first-of-its-kind dedicated hard X-ray source in China based on the Thomson scattering between a terawatt ultrashort laser and relativistic electron beams. In this paper, we report the experimental generation and characterization of the first hard X-ray pulses (51.7 keV) via head-on collision of an 800 nm laser and 46.7 MeV electron beams. The measured yield is 1.0 x 10(6) per pulse with an electron bunch charge of 200 pC and laser pulse energy of 300 mJ. The angular intensity distribution and energy spectra of the X-ray pulse are measured with an electron-multiplying charge-coupled device using a CsI scintillator and silicon attenuators. These measurements agree well with theoretical and simulation predictions. An imaging test using the X-ray pulse at the TTX is also presented. (C) 2013 AIP Publishing LLC.
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